Question 1

Describe the Portuguese explorations in the Indian Ocean. How would you characterize the receptivity of the indigenous peoples?

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama did not make a great impre

Question 2

The Portuguese gained control of the eastern Indian Ocean through

Accepted Answer

A) force. 
B) diplomatic negotiation. 
C) trade alliances. 
D) diplomatic negotiation and trade alliances 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) force. 
B) diplomatic negotiation. 
C) trade alliances. 
D) diplomatic negotiation and trade alliances 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 3

Which Portuguese explorer first entered the Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) Bartolomeu Dias 
B) Prince Henry 
C) Vasco da Gama 
D) Ferdinand Magellan 
E) Jesus Alou 
A) Bartolomeu Dias 
B) Prince Henry 
C) Vasco da Gama 
D) Ferdinand Magellan 
E) Jesus Alou

Question 4

What was the impact of the Spanish in the Americas, as compared with the Portuguese in Africa and the East? What enabled the Spanish to conquer such an enormous territory with so few men?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish were more likely to seek ter

Question 5

The Chinese allowed Portugal to create a trading post at

Accepted Answer

A) Beijing. 
B) Yuan. 
C) Macao. 
D) Cambaluc. 
E) Dien Bien Phu. 
A) Beijing. 
B) Yuan. 
C) Macao. 
D) Cambaluc. 
E) Dien Bien Phu.

Question 6

The Chinese treasure ships were commanded by

Accepted Answer

A) Zheng He. 
B) Ma Huan. 
C) Vasco de Gama. 
D) None of these is correct. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Zheng He. 
B) Ma Huan. 
C) Vasco de Gama. 
D) None of these is correct. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 7

How did the Vikings maneuver across long distances?

Accepted Answer

A) use of the astrolabe and compass 
B) knowledge of the heavens and seas 
C) rxtensive Arabic maps 
D) legends and oral traditions 
E) trial and error 
A) use of the astrolabe and compass 
B) knowledge of the heavens and seas 
C) rxtensive Arabic maps 
D) legends and oral traditions 
E) trial and error

Question 8

Describe the Amerindian colonization of the Caribbean.

Accepted Answer

Early Amerindian voyagers from the Carib

Question 9

The Vikings were the greatest mariners of which body of water in the Early Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) Mediterranean Sea 
B) Indian Ocean 
C) Pacific Ocean 
D) Atlantic Ocean 
E) Black Sea 
A) Mediterranean Sea 
B) Indian Ocean 
C) Pacific Ocean 
D) Atlantic Ocean 
E) Black Sea

Question 10

By 1450, daring mariners had explored many regions of the world, but no one had yet crossed the Ocean in either direction.

Accepted Answer

A) Pacific 
B) Atlantic 
C) Indian 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Pacific 
B) Atlantic 
C) Indian 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 11

The leader of Benin was called the

Accepted Answer

A) emperor. 
B) manikongo. 
C) oba. 
D) sultan. 
E) samorin. 
A) emperor. 
B) manikongo. 
C) oba. 
D) sultan. 
E) samorin.

Question 12

Which of the following trends led Latin Europe to adventure to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) The revival of urban life and trade 
B) Alliances between merchants and rulers 
C) The struggle with Islamic powers in the Mediterranean 
D) Growing intellectual curiosity 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) The revival of urban life and trade 
B) Alliances between merchants and rulers 
C) The struggle with Islamic powers in the Mediterranean 
D) Growing intellectual curiosity 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Christopher Columbus was a Genoese mariner employed by

Accepted Answer

A) Sicily. 
B) Spain. 
C) Portugal. 
D) Genoa. 
E) Syracuse. 
A) Sicily. 
B) Spain. 
C) Portugal. 
D) Genoa. 
E) Syracuse.

Question 14

How did the rise of medieval Islam give trade in the Indian Ocean an important boost?

Accepted Answer

A) The Muslim cities in the Middle East provided a demand for commodities. 
B) Networks of Muslim traders tied the region together. 
C) The Muslim traders shared a common ethic, language, and law. 
D) Muslim traders actively spread their religion to distant trading cities. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) The Muslim cities in the Middle East provided a demand for commodities. 
B) Networks of Muslim traders tied the region together. 
C) The Muslim traders shared a common ethic, language, and law. 
D) Muslim traders actively spread their religion to distant trading cities. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Which Aztec emperor first encountered Cortés?

Accepted Answer

A) Moctezuma II 
B) Montezuma I 
C) Tenochtitlan 
D) Cuauhtemoc 
E) Huayana Capac 
A) Moctezuma II 
B) Montezuma I 
C) Tenochtitlan 
D) Cuauhtemoc 
E) Huayana Capac

Question 16

The advantage of the caravel was that it was

Accepted Answer

A) fast. 
B) maneuverable. 
C) a good fighting ship. 
D) armed with small cannons. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) fast. 
B) maneuverable. 
C) a good fighting ship. 
D) armed with small cannons. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

The Portuguese contribution to shipbuilding technology was the creation of which small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship?

Accepted Answer

A) Dhow 
B) Junk 
C) Galleon 
D) Trireme 
E) Caravel 
A) Dhow 
B) Junk 
C) Galleon 
D) Trireme 
E) Caravel

Question 18

What African leader was said to have organized two large Atlantic expeditions?

Accepted Answer

A) Al-Umari 
B) Mansa Kankan Musa 
C) Mansa Muhammad 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Al-Umari 
B) Mansa Kankan Musa 
C) Mansa Muhammad 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 19

The sugar economy of what island(s)became a model for the later plantations of Brazil and the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

A) Madagascar 
B) Ceylon 
C) Azores 
D) Sao Tome 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Madagascar 
B) Ceylon 
C) Azores 
D) Sao Tome 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 20

How does the cruzado symbolize the multiple motives of Portuguese explorers?

Accepted Answer

Portugal was adept as mixing religious a

Exam 16: The Maritime Revolution

Describe the Portuguese explorations in the Indian Ocean. How would you characterize the receptivity of the indigenous peoples?

The Portuguese gained control of the eastern Indian Ocean through

Which Portuguese explorer first entered the Indian Ocean?

What was the impact of the Spanish in the Americas, as compared with the Portuguese in Africa and the East? What enabled the Spanish to conquer such an enormous territory with so few men?

The Chinese allowed Portugal to create a trading post at

The Chinese treasure ships were commanded by

How did the Vikings maneuver across long distances?

Describe the Amerindian colonization of the Caribbean.

The Vikings were the greatest mariners of which body of water in the Early Middle Ages?

By 1450, daring mariners had explored many regions of the world, but no one had yet crossed the Ocean in either direction.

The leader of Benin was called the

Which of the following trends led Latin Europe to adventure to the New World?

Christopher Columbus was a Genoese mariner employed by

How did the rise of medieval Islam give trade in the Indian Ocean an important boost?

Which Aztec emperor first encountered Cortés?

The advantage of the caravel was that it was

The Portuguese contribution to shipbuilding technology was the creation of which small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship?

What African leader was said to have organized two large Atlantic expeditions?

The sugar economy of what island(s)became a model for the later plantations of Brazil and the Caribbean?

How does the cruzado symbolize the multiple motives of Portuguese explorers?

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